Well this was our 1st proper journey in the new car (we've now done 1500 miles in all! - trouble free). Thought I'd pull a few observations together for y'all.

MPG from London to the Lakes was c. 27.8, stayed pretty much sub75mph but had a couple of 85mph spirts. The journey home was a bit more aggressive and I had the need to lose a few loonies who were trying to rear end me on the M6, the 'sport' mode did the trick and gave the car far more grunt than the equiv geartronic in the XC90, the journey home averaged 24.9 mpg.

One of the days we were hopping between Keswick and Cockermouth I decided to be as featherlike on the gas as poss, avge speed c 62 and I was achieving c 32mpg.

Car handling is very impressive, cornering is very positive, road noise/trim noise/engine noise were all far quieter than I had expected.

I have arthritis in my spine - however the firm seating , ergonomic armrests and general positioning of kit all leant to me having one of the most comfortable and least tiresome of journeys - each leg was c 5.5 hours- very rare for me to turn up after such a journey feeling refreshed and without the need to stop several times to stretch.

A word of advice re ascending extensive steep hills with tight Italian job bends and stop/start driving (with all the family on-board) - select Low range gear box - else you'll car will smell like brimstone as the normal gearbox will fight hard to get you to the top.

Image - the car does get some envious looks, particularly from X5, XC90 and Freelander drivers- caught a RR Vogue driver looking in through the drivers window whilst the car was in the car park in Keswick.

Cumbria appears to be the Gold paint Landy capital of the world - saw 2 new disco's, about 5 old discos and a couple of Freelanders all coloured Gold - What on earth is that all about?

We've come home with a shopping list for our toy and will be ordering the supercharger front grill and mudflaps , and enquiring about whether the HSE screen/sat nav can be retrofitted.

Also came home and gave her a bl##dy good clean (very mucky under door sills-hence the mud flaps), I use Zymol natural wax products (smells like a cross between Tropicana sun oil and Pino Colada)- these products aren't cheap but they do give a teflon like protection to the paintwork which makes it easier to clean in future and also really brings out the colour of the paint..  P400e HSE Portofino Blue and Ivory Seats.. it's like a yacht!!
Lexus traded in ..a total piece of crap
Boldly now acquired - a Lexus RX 450hL
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Arrived 2014. Oct - Lemoned March 2015- RRS SDV6 HSE
Boldly Gone = Sold for 14k via Pistonheads - 2006 TDV6 SE Buck Blue/Almond int

Good to hear about your journey, 32mpg can't be bad!
I'm afraid I'm 1 of them Freelander drivers who looks at every RRS in complete jealousy! And yes, it's gold, but I'm in Shropshire not Cumbria! 2002 Discovery Adventurer LE
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I think that your friendly LR Dealer will tell you that it is not possible to retrofit the LR satnav. I have tried that route myself and recently purchased an Indago satnav and speed camera warning device (it is NOT a detector though) using updates that you download from the Indago website same as a Road angel.
Glad you are enjoying the RRS experience so far. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

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BoldlyGo - Glad that you had such a good trip in your RRS.

Mrs S and I were in the lakes few weeks ago and were also delighted with our RRS.

We have the HSE and the satnav is simply awesome - Either using postcode, POI or address.

I averaged somewhere around 26mpg but that included M'way blasts at **mph (That's 70, officer) and alot of up hill and down dale!

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BoldlyGo was you on the M1 yesterday about 9:30 going north at j11  RRS TDV6 Gone but still around
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Jayman, surely you must have noticed that there are quite a few RRS's on the roads these days, and not ALL the owners are users of RRSport.co.uk!  2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Yeh i know that but i only see 2 RRS and i did 150 mile trip RRS TDV6 Gone but still around
SL55 AMG
760Li Alpina
BMW 535D M Sport
BMW X6 XDrive35D
BMW 320D Coupe M Sport
And A Van For Rex!

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WINNER - 2008's Funniest Incident

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jayman, not me, i was on the m6, m6 toll, m42, m40 and m25  P400e HSE Portofino Blue and Ivory Seats.. it's like a yacht!!
Lexus traded in ..a total piece of crap
Boldly now acquired - a Lexus RX 450hL
BoldlyGone...Sep 15 MY16 RRS SDV6, HSE, Barolo Black, Espresso/Almond interior.. Best car ever & Drop dead gorgeous... sadly with fuel dilution headaches that became intolerable
Arrived 2014. Oct - Lemoned March 2015- RRS SDV6 HSE
Boldly Gone = Sold for 14k via Pistonheads - 2006 TDV6 SE Buck Blue/Almond int

Oh ok


I see a Buckingham Blue RRS S/C was thinking it may have been you  RRS TDV6 Gone but still around
SL55 AMG
760Li Alpina
BMW 535D M Sport
BMW X6 XDrive35D
BMW 320D Coupe M Sport
And A Van For Rex!

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WINNER - 2008's Comedian Of The Year
WINNER - 2008's Funniest Incident

I love boobies i love boobies i love boobies cuz i'm a big kid now! (Come on everybody sing with me you know the words!)

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Jayman, surely you must have noticed that there are quite a few RRS's on the roads these days, and not ALL the owners are users of RRSport.co.uk!

I think we are failing in our mission then Tim.

Jay's like me, when I see one I assume it's one of you guys.

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Yeh stickers



I hope Martin brings along some with him on the 21st RRS TDV6 Gone but still around
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JayMann wrote:

Oh ok

I see a Buckingham Blue RRS S/C was thinking it may have been you

Saw a Buckingham Blue SC on the M4 yesterday going past Swindon... I think it was the first I'd seen on the road actually... 

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Think that's the 2nd or 3rd one ive ever seen RRS TDV6 Gone but still around
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BMW 320D Coupe M Sport
And A Van For Rex!

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